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Discussion about names of months in Lamkang

Description: Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching, Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpi, and Daniel Tholung of Thamlakhuren discuss the names of the months in Lamkang. He explains how some of the months were named differently by the Lamkang Council, which he finds incorrect and wants them to make corrections. He shares the different names given by people from different villages like the Mantri Pantha, which is different to what he knew. He shares how he requested the Lamkang Kver Kunpun to make the necessary correcti… more
Date: January 2, 2004
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion about names of months

Description: A discussion of the names of the months in Lamkang with Thamnung Sankhil Tholungnu of Thamlakhuren, for example how in the month of Purdun, the cows came home from the jungle. They were discussing how some say or name them differently in some cases. Later they discuss the elders from different villages trying to see who is from which village.
Date: January 2, 2004
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about the Tchaan Yamluung

Description: Shekarnong Sankhil and Tholung Beshot of Thamlapokpi discuss Tchaan Yamluung, a musical instrument used by the Lamkangs and the Kachin people in Myanmar, who are also called red people and can be our people.
Date: January 2, 2004
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about resettling villages

Description: A discussion with Suungnem Bunghon of Leingangching, Tholung Beshot and Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi about the names of villages which the Lamkangs abandoned and Kukis resettled there using the same names (Charangching Khullen-Khunkha). This was recorded at the seminar on culture and origin of the Lamkangs at Charangching village.
Date: January 2, 2004
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of reduplication

Description: Discussion of reduplication with positive and negative connotations in Lamkang. Discussant are Beshot Khullar, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Shobhana Chelliah.
Date: May 24, 2008
Duration: 5 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Grace Sankhil telling life expereinces story

Description: Recording of Grace Sankhil telling her experiences to Rengpu Rex Khullar.
Date: 2009
Duration: 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about the Squirrel and Rumnu narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu

Description: Theipaa leh rumnu paomin [The Story of Squirrel and Rumnu] as narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. Squirrel [Theipa] pretended that he fell down and hurt his scrotum and so could not walk. He therefore asked Rumnu to carry him in her basket which was full of fig-like fruit [didit]. When she carried him in her basket, he ate up all the figlike fruit and jumped out of her basket and ran off. She was so angry that she cursed him so that he would be trapped in the traps set by people in olden t… more
Date: 2000
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retellings of traditional narratives by elders

Description: Shangchrek Tholung narrated the Raalngam story, Arthluk and Raangchal. The second story of Raapaa by Shetphong Sankhil. The third story by Swamy Tholung Ksen the story Arthluk and Raangchal.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of Vau Sen -A song nature thanking God for his wonderful creation

Description: Sumshot Khular singing Vau Sen, a song about nature, mountains, hills, trees. wind, water, stars, moon, clouds and all the wonderful creation of the creator God. Calling youths of today, let us rise up to save the environment. Composed by Tony Khular of Thamlakhuren village, Chandel district, Manipur.
Date: August 16, 2016
Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Pear Story: Robert

Description: Retelling of Pear Story in Lamkang by Robert Leivon in New Delhi 2009
Date: 2009
Duration: 10 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about the hospital in Chandel and preparing for the Totlang Kam festival

Description: Recording of Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar discussing about preparing for the Totlang Kam festival. There are three tracks. The first is the voice of Harimohon Thounaojam encouraging the speakers to pick a topic of conversation. The back and forth is clearly produced for the sake of the recorder and often resembles an interview rather than conversation.
Date: May 18, 2008
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of Thamptlum

Description: The Thamptlum paomin [the Story of Thamptlum] as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu of Thamlakhuren. The story tells of how a snake married a woman. Translated into English and input in SayMore by Sumshot Khular.
Date: 2000
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech given at LNBA Fellowship meeting

Description: Recording of a speech by Joy Tholung at the LNBA Fellowship at Thamlapokpi Village in Chandel District.
Date: January 30, 2016
Duration: 25 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about Raapa

Description: Raapa Paomin [The Story of Raapa] as narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. This is a story about a young handsome man called Raapa. He was the son of a widow. He was known for his good deeds and for that people got jealous and tried to kill him in several ways. One time they hung him up in the middle of the sea to die, but to his great luck a bird called Chinraang came along wearing beautiful ornament called vori kangkool. This ornament is worn by Lamkangs today. When Raapa saw the bird he… more
Date: 2000
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion about Lamkang proverbs

Description: Recording of Beshot Khullar sharing about the proverbs in Lamkang and other Lamkang language work done by him.
Date: 2007
Duration: 4 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion of plants and their uses

Description: Sumshot Khular and Anudon Sankhil talk to Shobhana in their garden about uses of plants growing around the garden. The leaves used for wrapping and packing food packs in the Lamkang culture called Nthil arnaa. The uses of banana leaves, base, stem and fruits and its health benefits.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 11 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of the Raapa Story

Description: Translation of story of Raapa as told by Bunghon Suungnem. In this story, a tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: August 26, 2009
Duration: 4 hours 52 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about Raapa

Description: Recording of the Raapa Story by Stephon Sankhil. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 17 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Squirrel and Rongnu

Description: Recording by Daniel Tholung of a retelling of the traditional story The Squirrel and Rongnu.
Date: 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion about the Totlang K'am festival

Description: Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil speaking about the Totlang K'am festival.
Date: 2010
Duration: 14 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of The Origin of the Lamkang

Description: Suungnem Bunghon narrated a monologue/traditional account on the origin of the Lamkang clans. This is a recording of discussion translating the original source file by Rex Khullar. Translation by Daniel Tholung.
Date: August 26, 2009
Duration: 29 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information
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